Palappam (Kerala-Break Fast)

Ingredients

White rice - 2 cups
Coconut - ½
Yeast - 1 teaspoon
Milk - ¾ cup
Sugar - ¼ cup
Salt - ½ teaspoon
Cooked rice (partially ground) - 2 tablespoons

Method :

1. Mix two cups of rice flour with 1 teaspoon of yeast and let it ferment for 4 hours.

2. Add ¾ cup of milk, ¼ cup of sugar, ½ teaspoon of salt. Stir the mix thoroughly.

3. Warm up the vessel called 'Palappam Chatti' Pour 5 tablespoons of this mix into the Chatti and rotate the Palappam Chatti by hand so that the mix spreads out evenly and in a circular fashion.

4. Cover it with the lid and let it cook until the edges of the Appam turn slightly brown in color.

5. Enjoy the Palappam with vegetable stew, beef or chicken, or lamb stew.

Egg Pancake

Ingredients:

For appam / Pancake
100 gms maida
1 medium egg
275 ml Water
3 teaspoons Sugar
¼ teaspoon Salt
For filling
200 gms Grated coconut
100 gms Sugar
3 teaspoons Water
2 Cardamom

Method

1. Beat the eggs well. Mix it with the maida.
2. Add water and mix well so that no lumps are formed.
3. You could run this in a blender for a minute.
4. Add the sugar and salt.
5. Boil the sugar with water for 3 minutes.
6. Add the grated coconut and cook till the mixture is 3/4th dry.
7. Add the crushed cardamom.
8. Heat the pan and smear oil.
9. Pour the batter and make thin medium sized appam / pancake.
10. Cover and cook for 3 minutes. Uncover and cook for a minute.
11. Put the filling lengthwise on to a side and roll the pancake over.
12. Remove from fire and serve warm

Beef Fry

Ingredients:

500 gm beef
20 gm Ginger
100 gm Onions (sliced thin)
2 springs Curry leaves
2-3 teaspoons Coriander powder
2-3 teaspoons Chilly powder
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon Meat masala powder
1 teaspoon Vinegar
2 teaspoons Salt
100 ml water
200 gm Coconut cut into 1 inch pieces (optional)

For sauteing

100 gm Mustard
Sliced Onions 2 springs
Curry leaves
4-5 teaspoons Oil

Method of preparation:

• Mix well all the ingredients other than for sauteing with the Pork.
• Pressure cook it for 20 minutes.
• Remove from the cooker.
• Heat the oil for sauteing. Add the mustard and allow it to crackle.
• Then add the onions and curry leaves and allow the onions to brown.
• Add the cooked meat and fry till it turns blacks.

Beef Stew

Ingredients
Beef(small pieces) - ½ Kg
Potato,carrot,green peas - 1 cup each
Ginger -one small piece
Onion -1 large
Garlic -6 pods
Green chillies -6 Nos.
Curry leaves - As you prefer
Oil – As you prefer
Chilli powder -1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
Pepper powder - ½ teaspoon
Ginger garlic paste -2 teaspoon
Coconut milk - 4 cups
Vinegar -2 tables
Salt – As you prefer

Spices to grind

Cinnamon powder
Cardamom powder
Nutmeg powder
Fennel powder
Cloves

Method:

1. Cut meat and wash thoroughly. Drain excess water.

2. Add 1 teaspoon chilli powder, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon pepper powder, ground spices, ginger garlic paste and pressure cook the meat till 10 whistles or till it is done.

3. Cut potatoes and carrots to very small pieces. Steam the potatoes carrots and peas with salt.

4. Extract coconut milk. Keep the first extract aside. Make 2 more extractions.

5. In a pan, heat oil, saute curry-leaves, green chillies, garlic, ginger and onion. Add 1 teaspoon coriander powder.

6. Add the cooked vegetable and fry for a minute.

7. Add this to the meat,and add the coconut milk(2nd and third extraction), 1 cup of water and bring to a boil.

8. Add the first extracted milk now. When the sides start boiling,add 2 tablespoon vinegar.

9. Do not let it boil. Serve hot with Palappam.

Italian Beef (Combination Burritos)

These combination burritos have both ground beef & refried beans, plus cheese. They're seasoned with chili powder, onion powder & cumin.

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1 15-oz can refried beans
• 8 burrito-size tortillas
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Method

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and crumble ground beef until meat is no longer pink. Add chili powder, cumin, onion powder, and refried beans. Turn heat to medium-low and cook until beans are warm, about 7-9 minutes. Heat tortillas according to package directions. On each tortilla, put about 1/2 cup of the meat and bean mixture. Top with about 2 tbsp grated cheddar cheese. Fold in bottom and sides of tortillas; roll into a burrito and serve.

Notes: You can serve with salsa. You can make this lower in fat by using fat-free re fried beans, lean ground beef, reduced-fat cheese, and low-fat tortillas.

Number of Servings: 8